Miraglio v. Rivera

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

Miraglio v. Rivera

45 A.D.2d 1010, 358 N.Y.S.2d 192, 1974 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4254

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedJuly 29, 1974

StatusPublished

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Miraglio v. Rivera, 45 A.D.2d 1010, 358 N.Y.S.2d 192, 1974 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4254 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1974).

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In a support proceeding under article 4 of the Family Court Act, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated December 14, 1973, and made after a hearing, which committed appellant to the County Jail for six months because of his failure to comply with a prior order of support. Order reversed, on the facts, without costs; and proceeding remitted to the Family Court for a new hearing and further proceedings not inconsistent herewith. We have repeatedly stated that the issue of ability to pay is crucial to a determination of willfulness and should be “ explored in depth” (Matter of Burchett v. Burchett, 43 A D 2d 970; Matter of Abbondola v. Abbondola, 40 A D 2d 976). The appellant’s contention of ill health and frequent periods of unemployment presented factual issues which merited scrutiny and the taking of proof by the court, as they tended to negate any inference of willful noncompliance. Here no competent proof was produced to sustain a finding of willfulness (cf. Matter of Jennings v. Jennings, 42 A D 2d 568). Gulotta, P. J., Martuscello, Shapiro, Christ and Benjamin, JJ., concur.

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In a support proceeding under article 4 of the Family Court Act, the appeal is from an order of the Family Court, Rockland County, dated December 14, 1973, and made after a hearing, which committed appellant to the County Jail for six months because of his failure to comply with a prior order of support. Order reversed, on the facts, without costs; and proceeding remitted to the Family Court for a new hearing and further proceedings not inconsistent herewith. We have repeatedly stated that the issue of ability to pay is crucial to a determination of willfulness and should be “ explored in depth” (Matter of Burchett v. Burchett, 43 A D 2d 970; Matter of Abbondola v. Abbondola, 40 A D 2d 976). The appellant’s contention of ill health and frequent periods of unemployment presented factual issues which merited scrutiny and the taking of proof by the court, as they tended to negate any inference of willful noncompliance. Here no competent proof was produced to sustain a finding of willfulness (cf. Matter of Jennings v. Jennings, 42 A D 2d 568). Gulotta, P. J., Martuscello, Shapiro, Christ and Benjamin, JJ., concur.

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45 A.D.2d 1010, 358 N.Y.S.2d 192, 1974 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4254, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/miraglio-v-rivera-nyappdiv-1974.

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